Coining the term, “Iraqifada,” Farah pointed to guerrilla-war experts who said in such conflicts, the conventional forces need at least a 20-to-1 manpower advantage. Indeed, a British officer, a veteran of the street fighting in Londonderry, said the numbers should actually be much higher, more like 50 to 1. The average the Indian army holds in the Jammu and Kashmir area is close to 100 to 1.

U.S. military planners did not count on a stiff guerrilla war following the conventional conflict, reported G2 Bulletin.